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authorMatt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>2013-11-14 22:14:09 +0800
committerMatt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>2013-11-14 22:14:09 +0800
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@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ dropbearkey \- create private keys for the use with dropbear(8) or dbclient(1)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dropbearkey
generates a
-.I RSA
+.I RSA
+.I DSS,
or
-.I DSS
+.I ECDSA
format SSH private key, and saves it to a file for the use with the
Dropbear client or server.
Note that
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ use the term "DSA" rather than "DSS", they mean the same thing.
Type of key to generate.
Must be one of
.I rsa
+.I ecdsa
or
.IR dss .
.TP
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ Write the secret key to the file
.B \-s \fIbits
Set the key size to
.I bits
-bits, should be multiple of 8 (optional).
+bits, should be multiple of 8 (optional).
.SH NOTES
The program dropbearconvert(1) can be used to convert between Dropbear and OpenSSH key formats.
.P